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Thursday, February 17, 1977
University Daily Kansan
Twists, turns and sore muscles all part of Hynes' normal activity
By DAN BOWERMAN
Associate Sports Editor
At 2:45 pm, each weekday, Mike Hynes
strolls into Robinson Gymnasium and plops
his 5-12. 12 lb. body on the Kansas gym-
niscus team's 40x40 cm floor exercise
For the next 15 minutes, Hymes twists his torso into a variety of shapes trying to reach the ceiling.
Then he gets down to serious business.
Usually he starts out on the floor exercise mat. He twists and turns and generally does things that would make a person crinege.
inut for Heshes, it's all in a day's normal activity. And, besides that, he's not through
AFTER HE gets through on the floor, Hynge might get to the horizontal bar. There he would swing around, release the bar, and then lift it off so that would make a person's heart stop.
But Hynes does it just about every day. And, again, he's not through yet.
He'll work out in at least one more event before he calls it a day. Perhaps today it's long horse vaulting. He'll run down the mute, bounce off a sprint and get up to the fence and a little and generally do things that most people would dream of. IT'S A MILLY time for Mike Hynes. And,
IT'S A DAILY thing for Mike Hrynes. And besides all that, he's still not through.
He next goes through some conditioning exercises. He'll do pushups, pulsations, two different types of situps and tops on parallel bars. By this time he's ready to go home
"If you leave workout," N Hayes says, "and your muscles aren't tight if they're not sore—you probably didn't work hard enough."
The following day, Hynes, a junior from Olathe, would work the other three events in gymnastics—pommel horse, still rings and parallel bars. But the process is basically the same and the result—sore muscles—is identical.
NOW, IN the midst of the season, Hymes and the rest of the KU gymnastics team are
"With a meet every weekend, I try to emphasize the events that I did not do well in the week before," Hynes said yesterday. "I was very busy with many sets (routines) I做了 daily. A lot."
Hynes will repeat routines and specific moves on each event till he gets it right, he
"If you don't do well in practice, your confidence won't be good, and you'll probably mess up in the meets." Hynes said.
"Side horse is really tough for me. If I missed my mount three out of five times, then I'd it again until I hit it. But if it wasn't then I have to go on to a different move."
HYNES WORKED hard on the pommel horse last week. He repeated moves that he had done on Saturday against Nebraska, but he did score a 6.8 of 10 possible. That's the highest score on that event in six years of gymnastics.
That 6.35, along with solid performances on the still rings, horizontal bar and parallel bars, helped Hynes score a career-high 48.6 points in the all-around event at the Cornhuskers. That 48.6 is just 11.4 points from a perfect 60.
But Hynes wants to do better, and he has a right set on the sevenyear-old KU proponent.
"I'M LOOKING at that record really close," he said, "I try to improve every meet. I know that's not possible, but I'm looking at that record."
Lockwood said Hynes' 48,6 against Nebraska was the best score in the all-around for a KU gymnast since Les Kerr scored 51.55 years ago.
Since then, however, several rules making it possible to play in gym have been implemented.
"I think a couple of things have helped Mike this year," he said. "First, he seems to be able to work and compete under pain better.
"Second, he's worked not only for himself this year, but for the whole team. He's been a leader, and it's good when your all-around does that."
BUT HYNES gives all the credit for his performances to Lockwood.
'coach Lockwood is with me and the other all-arounders 95 per cent of the team.' The coach practises practice, because without him I usually have a poor practice or no practice at all. He puts a lot of drive in me. More times than not, I need a push to keep me goad, and he puts a lot of drive in me.
So Hynes will continue working out in practice and competing in meets this season. And if he doesn't break the record this year, he has another season left.
But John Brouillette够 ready to see his score slip to No. 2 in KU history, because Mike Hynes doesn't give up easily Beside, he's used to having sore muscles.
Tigers, Wildcats win, remain tied for first place; Sooners now third
By the Associated Press
Missouri and Kansas State both won their games last night to stay in a tie for first place in the Big Eight conference race. Oklahoma beat Nebraska and is now in third place, followed by Kansas and Nebraska in a tie for fourth.
Missouri stayed in the first-place tie by beating Colorado, 101-74, at Columbia.
Scott Sims' 16 first-half points led the Tigers to a 20-8 advantage and a 44-31 halftime lead. Missouri then hit 68 per cent of shots, and scored 25 of those minutes, and added 23 of 24 free throws.
SIMS FINISHED with a career-high 30 points, Kim Anderson added 25 points and 18 points.
Dassie, a 6-5 senior, had 18 points. They combined to hit 18 of 25 shots from the field.
Kansas State, the other half of the two-way tie for first, won over Oklahoma State,
Guard Mike Evans and forward Larry
Roberson each scored just under 21 points.
Evans, a 64-41 junior, scored 21 points.
K-State got the first basket of the second half to take a 43-32 lead, but the Cowboys battled back and took the lead, 57-55, with 9:12 left to play.
The Cowboys are tied with Colorado for sixth in the Big Eight with a 3-8 record.
BUT LEADING 61-59, Oklahoma State then went soreless for only five minutes as the Wildcats scored 12 straight points to take a 71-61 advantage with 3:47 remaining. Forward Olus Holder led Oklahoma State with 22 points and 22 rebounds.
Forward John McCullough led the Oklahoma Sooners with 26 points in their win against Nebraska, 72-62. It was the tenth straight home victory for the Sooners
Oklahoma led 34-24 at the half, but Nebraska came to within two points on three occasions in the early part of the second half.
ROCKY HITS RIGHT ON THE BUTTON!
Oklahoma now has a Big Eight record of 8-4 and Nebraska is tied with Kauai at 7-5. Conference play this weekend will break up the four-strait Missouri slumber in K-State and KU and Nebraska.
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BUT THE Sooners' 6-9 center, Al Beal, kept his team in front with crucial points and seven blocked shots.
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Just under two weeks are left in the basketball season, and the University of Kansas Athletic Corporation ticket office is preparing for for the possibility that the Jayhawks will be hosts in the first round of the post-season tournament.
Nancy Welsh, ticket manager, said the ticket office was taking ticket orders and reserving tickets in case Kansas qualified as a host team for the first round of the NBA draft. Fifty-four, the Jujuhawes have to finish among the top four teams in the Big Eight Conference.
The tickets won't go on sale until the race for the top four spots is decided next week, Welsh said. If Kansas qualifies, about 13,500 tickets will be available at the ticket office for the Feb. 26 game at Allen Field House, she said.
Tourney tickets planned
Student tickets will cost $2.50. Reserved seats for the general public will be $4.
If the Jayhawks beat their first-round opponents, they will go to the semifinals. Two games will pit the four winning teams against one another at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo., March 3. The final game will be March 4.
If KU plays in the finals, Doug Messmer, assistant athletic director, said, about 1,200 tickets will be supplied to KU for each night. The tickets will be available at the
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This is the first year the Big Eight Conference is determining its representative at the NCAA playoffs by a post-season tournament. The conference champion will still be the team that has the best record at the end of the regular season.
Wed., Feb. 16 - noon Marilyn Michael, mezzo-soprano Fred Toner, piano
Kansas Union—Parlor Room
All interested persons invited to attend
Monday, Feb. 21, 3:15 p.m.
SUA Officer and Board Selection Informational Meeting
Thurs., Feb. 17 - noon Varied works by an all-string ensemble
Recitals performed by students and faculty of School of Fine Arts Events free
Fri., Feb. 18 - noon
Joe Utterback, jazz piano
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